Police Release Sketch In Rape Case
Ft. Lauderdale police have come up with a sketch of a man they say is a 'person of interest' in a sexually battery last month.
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Ft. Lauderdale police have come up with a sketch of a man they say is a 'person of interest' in a sexually battery last month.
South Florida is the perfect place to celebrate the New Year. The weather is very mild at this time of year, compared to other parts of the country. From parades to fireworks to food, there are plenty of fun ways to ring in 2011 in South Florida.
Funny man Leslie Nielsen died Sunday of complications from pneumonia. TMZ is reporting that Nielsen, 84, died in an undisclosed hospital located near his Fort Lauderdale home, according to Nielsen's agent.
Still no word on what caused the death of cook on Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas during its last voyage.
Family and friends will gather Monday to mourn the loss of a Davie man who died while serving his country in Afghanistan.
If you plan to catch a flight Wednesday out of town for the long Thanksgiving holiday, there are some things you can do to make the screening process at the airport go smoother.
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A Broward County employee who has worked in the Clerk of Courts office for nearly 30 years has agreed to a prison sentence of 30 months for stealing thousands of dollars in a filing fee scam.
If you're traveling on Florida's roadways over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, you won't be alone. That's because the Florida Highway Patrol is increasing its presence over the long five-day holiday period which began Wednesday.
Ft. Lauderdale is about to spend millions to give their famous beach a fabulous makeover to keep it competitive in the tourist trade.
Closing arguments are scheduled to begin Thursday in the DUI manslaughter trial of former major league baseball player Jim Leyritz. After ten days of testimony, the jury must sort through conflicting expert testimony about whether Leyritz was drunk when he was involved in a 2007 crash that killed 30-year-old Fredia Ann Veitch. Jurors will also have to decide if Leyritz ran a red light or only yellow.
The Internal Revenue Service said more than eleven thousand Floridians are due refund checks worth nearly $20 million, mostly from the 2009 tax year. The checks were returned to the IRS due to mailing address errors.
Two men are dead, four people hospitalized after the driver of a Toyota Camry slammed into an SUV on the side of I-95.
Broward County's Commission is now set. On Tuesday, three new and two returning commissioners were sworn in to office. After the ceremony, Commissioner Sue Gunzburger was selected as Mayor and Commissioner John Rodstrom was tapped as Vice Mayor.
A courageous South Florida man is speaking out about a brutal rape he hopes will never happen to anyone else.
The world's biggest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas, arrived in Fort Lauderdale at Port Everglades Thursday morning. The Allure is the twin to the Oasis of the Seas which also calls Port Everglades is home port. But according to its captain, the Allure is almost two inches bigger.
The U.S. Navy's newest Guided Missile Destroyer, the USS Jason Dunham, is in Ft. Lauderdale's Port Everglades for Veteran's Day and its commissioning on Nov. 13.
Red flags are flying at lifeguards stations up and down South Florida's beaches due to rough waves and riptides.
Job seekers with an interest in the hospitality industry may want to head to Ft. Lauderdale on Sunday. B Hotels & Resorts is hosting a job fair at its new employment center on the corner of Sunrise Boulevard and A1A to fill a number of positions.
The world's biggest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas, arrived in Fort Lauderdale at Port Everglades Thursday morning.
A small victory for the defense in the DUI/manslaughter trial of former New York Yankee Jim Leyritz on Tuesday after the judge threw out a second 2nd sobriety test.
Officials first announced the outbreak on Friday, with 65 deaths and 246 suspected cases.
Wes Streeting is one of several challengers who could try to unseat the U.K. prime minister.
Russia's Putin will travel to Beijing next week to meet China's Xi. The announcement came one day after President Trump returned from his own summit with the Chinese leader.
Tommy Bell thought he was in good shape. But a series of heart attacks painted a more complicated picture.
Izz al-Din al-Haddad was killed in a "precise strike in the area on the City of Gaza," the Israel Defense Forces said Saturday.
Russia's Putin will travel to Beijing next week to meet China's Xi. The announcement came one day after President Trump returned from his own summit with the Chinese leader.
President Trump announced Friday evening that U.S. and Nigerian military forces had killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, a leader in the Islamic State group.
The city recommended in an email that affected residents boil tap water before using it, a spokesperson told CBS News Miami. The order is expected to remain in place until Monday.
Castro's indictment announcement coincides with a U.S. Department of Justice event at Miami's Freedom Tower honoring the victims.
Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg, leader of the Food and Drug Administration division responsible for regulating prescription and over-the-counter drugs, is leaving her post, a senior FDA official confirmed.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
Russia's Putin will travel to Beijing next week to meet China's Xi. The announcement came one day after President Trump returned from his own summit with the Chinese leader.
President Trump announced Friday evening that U.S. and Nigerian military forces had killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, a leader in the Islamic State group.
Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg, leader of the Food and Drug Administration division responsible for regulating prescription and over-the-counter drugs, is leaving her post, a senior FDA official confirmed.
President Trump's trip to China could bolster economic relations, but failed to deliver a breakthrough deal, some trade and energy experts said.
In an interview with "Face the Nation," Gates said another mass exodus from Cuba is the "biggest risk."
CBS News Miami has confirmed from multiple sources that the Miami Dade State Attorney's office is investigating A3.
State Senator Rosalind Osgood is urging Wasserman Schultz not to run in Florida's 22nd Congressional district.
In an interview on Facing South Florida, Wasserman Schultz said the Governor's efforts to redraw the maps will almost certainly violate the Fair Districts constitutional amendment voters in Florida passed in 2010.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
The center – which was promised to voters back in 2004 – would take mentally ill individuals out of the jail and move them into a place where they can receive comprehensive treatment and support.
Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg, leader of the Food and Drug Administration division responsible for regulating prescription and over-the-counter drugs, is leaving her post, a senior FDA official confirmed.
A New York native is among 16 American passengers who are quarantining in Nebraska after being on the cruise ship that is at the center of the deadly hantavirus outbreak.
The head of the World Health Organization says "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
The Library of Congress revealed this year's list of 25 recordings to be preserved for future generations on the National Recording Registry.
"The Devil Wears Prada 2" edges out "Mortal Kombat II" at the North American box office this weekend.
A trial in the lawsuit between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni was set to begin later in May.
The performance followed similar shows by Madonna in 2024 and Lady Gaga last year on one of the world's most iconic waterfronts.
Attending this year's Kentucky Derby meant more for thoroughbred expert Mark Toothaker, who suffered a seizure from laughing at a whiffed NFL field goal attempt that led to a lifesaving diagnosis.